King James Version

Deuteronomy 16:14

And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates.

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וְשָׂמַחְתָּ֖vesamachtaand be gladשָׂמַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and be glad”, a completed action in a sequenceH8055probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesomecheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, [idiom] very.בְּחַגֶּ֑ךָbechagekhain feastחַגpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in feast”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2282a festival, or a victim therefor(solemn) feast (day), sacrifice, solemnity.אַתָּ֨הatahtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.וּבִנְךָ֤uvinkhaand sonבֵּןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […וּבִתֶּ֨ךָ֙uvitekhaand daughterבַּתconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and daughter”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.וְעַבְדְּךָ֣veavdekhaand servantעֶבֶדconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and servant”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5650a servant[idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.וַאֲמָתֶ֔ךָvaamatekhaand bondmaidאָמָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and bondmaid”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH519a maidservant or female slave(hand-) bondmaid(-woman), maid(-servant).וְהַלֵּוִ֗יvehaleviand the Leviiteלֵוִיִּיconjunction, definite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “and the Leviite”, the ordinary formH3881a Levite or descendant of LeviLeviite.וְהַגֵּ֛רvehagerand the alienגֵּרconjunction, definite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and the alien”, the ordinary formH1616properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigneralien, sojourner, stranger.וְהַיָּת֥וֹםvehayatomand the fatherlessיָתוֹםconjunction, definite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and the fatherless”, the ordinary formH3490a bereaved personfatherless (child), orphan.וְהָאַלְמָנָ֖הvehaalmanahand the desolate houseאַלְמָנָהconjunction, definite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and the desolate house”, the ordinary formH490a widow; also a desolate placedesolate house (palace), widow.אֲשֶׁ֥רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…בִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָbishareykhain doorשַׁעַרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in door”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8179an opening, i.e. door or gatecity, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, and the Levite, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, and the Levite, and the sojourner, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates.

Young’s Literal Translation

and thou hast rejoiced in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy handmaid, and the Levite, and the sojourner, and the fatherless, and the widow, who [are] within thy gates.

World English Bible

You shall rejoice in your feast, you, your son, your daughter, your male servant, your female servant, the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow who are within your gates.

Darby Translation

And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy bondman, and thy handmaid, and the Levite, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are in thy gates.

Douay-Rheims

And thou shalt make merry in thy festival time, thou, thy son, and thy daughter, thy manservant, and thy maidservant, the Levite also and the stranger, and the fatherless and the widow that are within thy gates.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, and the Levite, and the stranger, and the orphan, and the widow that is in thy cities.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εὐφρανθήσῃ ἐν τῇ ἑορτῇ σου, σὺ καὶ ὁ υἱός σου, καὶ ἡ θυγάτηρ σου, ὁ παῖς σου, καὶ ἡ παιδίσκη σου, καὶ ὁ Λευίτης, καὶ ὁ προσήλυτος, καὶ ὁ ὀρφανὸς, καὶ ἡ χήρα ἡ οὖσα ἐν ταῖς πόλεσί σου.